Select a topic discussed in class from the list provided below, conduct additional research on the topic, and share this information in a research paper.

Social media and society

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate your understanding of the following course concepts:

1. How companies or organizations and individuals use digital or social media to effectively communicate ideas, information, arguments, and messages to achieve a specific goal.

2. How digital or social media has transformed the communication of an idea, information, and arguments in society.

3. Access, analyze, interpret, and evaluate digital media to foster learning and to guide decision-making.

4. Make responsible choices in the creation and consumption of digital media based on awareness of global, social, ethical, and legal contexts.

 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In this project, you will select a topic discussed in class from the list provided below, conduct additional research on the topic, and share this information in a research paper.

Project  consists of:

1. Project Requirements (topics and content to cover)
2. Paper Requirements (content organization)
3. Submission Requirements (how to submit your assignment)
4. APA Resources (how to cite and select sources)
5. Due Date Information and Late Policy

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Select one of the 12 research topics below and complete ALL THREE sections:
RESEARCH TOPICS

Topic 1: Digital Media as a Distraction (Week 1)

Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier – Chapter 1: Distracted by Everything PBS Online Video Documentary Series – Chapter 1 (00:00 – 08:28 minutes)

Topic 2: Digital Media’s Effects on the Brain (Week 1)

Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier – Chapter 2: What’s It Doing to Their Brains? PBS Online Video Documentary Series – Chapter 2 (08:29 – 10:40 minutes)

Topic 3: The Use of Digital and Social Media in Politics (Week 2)

(Smartphone political ads target non-political events to talk directly to voters, one by one (web page)

Topic 4: Cyber Psychology (Week 2)

Cyber psychology and cyber behavior of adolescents-the need of the contemporary era (web page)

Topic 5: Virtual Worlds and Their Impact on Society (Week 3)

Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier- Chapter 7 Virtual Worlds PBS Online Video Documentary Series – Start the video then Navigate to Chapter 7 (52:05 – 1:01:26)

Topic 6: Fake News (Week 3)

Fake News Vs Real News (PBS Online video)

Topic 7: Digital Rights Management (DRM) (Week 4)

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) (PDF)

Topic 8: Filter Bubbles (Week 4)
How Filter Bubbles Isolate You (YouTube Video)
Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google is measuring what you click.

Topic 9: Data Visualization (Week 5)
“Information is Beautiful” http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/
Big Data Visualization (YouTube Video)

Topic 10: The Digital Divide (Week 6)
Digital Divides 2016 | Pew Research Center  http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/digital-divide/2017
Small towns join forces to bridge the digital divide (YouTube video)

Topic 11: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants (Week 6)
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants (PDF)

Topic 12: E-commerce (Week 7)
How Amazon Controls E-commerce: Amazon.com the Hidden empire: (online slideshow – 84 slides)

 Paper Requirements

1. Your paper must follow APA format guidelines throughout.

a. Double-spaced

b. 1-inch Margins

c. 12-point size professional font (e.g. Times New Roman)

d. Header

e. Automatic Page numbers

f. Title page

g. Reference page

2. Length: Minimum of 1,000

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